Material-compressing machine.



l. FOREMAN;

Q MATERIAL COMPRESSING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 'MAY :0. ms. RENEWED MAY 11.1917.

1 9257Q20 Patented Dec. 18, 1917.

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wz'ingggegs' Ira, Foreman InvenZ-or.

I. FOREMAN. MATERfAL C( JMPRESSING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED MAYIO. HHS. RENEWED MAY 17. i9l7-' 6 SHEETS-SHEET 3- (3g: Q, Y

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MATERIAL COMPRESSING MACHINE. APPLICATION mm mw lo. m5. RENEWED MAY '11., m7.

lfiSfiQh Patented Dec.18, 1917.

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I. FOREMAN., MATERIAL COMPRESSING MACHINE. APPLICATiON Hm) MAYIO. I915. RENEWED mnv'l'i. I917- 1,250,702.

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ivrAir'nmAL-oomrnnssme ACH f Application filed May; 10,1915, Serial No. 27,"071.-*Renewif Ma ia-"1917. 'fZSe ri'aI No. 169,340.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IRA FonEMAN, a citizen' of the United States, residing at Long Beach, in the county of LosAhgelesand State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements'm Materlal- Compressing, Machines, of which the following is a specification. h A

v This invention relatesito improvements in material compressing machines and particularly of that type adapted for receiving Inaterials. of various kinds that it Jin ay bedesired to compress and form into compact body, mass, stick or bar, the composite piece or'stick thus formed being divided into suitable lengths and bound by a strong holding 7 much work upon the material compressing portions of the mechanism. v V r 7 It is an object of'thejinvention to provide a machine in which the mechanis'm "for controlling the breaking and twisting of the sticksformed, is driven inconjunetion with the material compressing plungermechanism, but without placing strain or twisting It is a'further object ,ofthe invention to provide, a machine of the typetmentioned in which cables are employedforoperating the twisting mechanism in twisting the binding wires between the dividedz sections o,f ;the material, in proper timed relationto the other parts of. the machine. I

7 It is. a further object of hej invention to provide. such a machine withaouickacting material separating or breaking inechanism, thus insuring .a. quick .separationlofathe parts of the compressed .materi:j1 l "as...;t'he twisting operation begins, for fastening-"the bindingwires in place, 1;;

With these and other shown 'in section.

- taken vertical amen eff he mac ne e iec 'aiiew't invention comprises certaiii'novelconstrue tion's, 'comloinatio ns and arrangements of 'parts" as willd ereinafter be-more fulljdei 'scribed and claimed. V p

In the accompanying drawing foriningia tion. I

'Figl QISLLVIBW partially in elevation and ,speification'of ei n -f "Patented bee. 1 8 191?.

-partiallyin vertical section. illustratii'ig the construction of the material receiving hopper andshowing the die in which the material is pressed andflthe *me chanisin for separating the same,- t'ivis't'ing the binding wires and-cutting thesame'.

=Fig.;;3 is a detail view in edgeelevation slide 'for opera-ting the same-fand' the guide therefor, being shown 'in section. 1 Fig; 1s a detail s deeleiation of "the machine frame being same, parts of the 'Fig'flfi is a detail. side elevation upoira nv enlarged scale oftlie cable mechanism for actuat ng the tw sting; mechanism of the fniachine.

Fig. 6 is anedge elevation create same.1 h Fig. 7 1s a d'etall transverse sectionalview taken through the ratchet mechanism for turning the twisting devic'e',- the @showingthe reeiprocating cam"employed in 't-li'em-achine, a 'POI'lZlOQOf the cross head or parts being shown upo'nian enlarged scalef" Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detail sectional view showing the wire cutting jaws of the cutting mech anis'm in} closed position;

Fig:9 is adet'ail sectional view'upo'n an enlarged scale taken upon 1 the line "9 9 "of i Fi Fig. 10, 1s a transverse sect onal view taken through the mach ne ust" above the twisting device and showing the'pa'rts upon an enlarged scale."

Fig. l1 isafragmentary detail sectional view show ng the forked member or, lever for 'inov ng'fthe twisting device so as' to breakjo-if sectionsof the compressed stick"of m t rial 'Figilg is a detail central/sectional view through the twisting mechfgjlfiig 13isfajverticalceritral sectional view through the compressing "chamber andhop- .the twisting device in line with the springs employed for holding thesections of the material receiving member together.

Fig. 1 7 is a fragmentarydetail sectional view-through the adjacent ends of the compressing die and the twisting member, show- .ingthe wire cutter thrust between them.

F 18 is a detail perspective view of-a compressed stick of material withthe binding wires fastened thereon, as whenthe said stick is discharged from the machine.

Fig. 19 is a fragmentary detail view of a portion of a trip rod mechanism and showing a spring thereby.

The details and features of the invention pressed cam block carried will now be more specifically described reference being had to the. accompanying drawings, in which 10 indicates the frame of the machine, the central portion of said frame being provided with a platform 11 adapted to carry aforming die 12 and a receiving hopper 13. The upper portion of thefraine 10 extends considerably above the platform 11 and supportsbearings for a shaft 14, which carries a gear wheel 15 and a crank disk 16. Said crank disk 16 is provided with a wrist pin 17 which'e ngages a pitman 18 for operating it as the shaft 14 is rotated by the gear 15. The lower end of the pitman18 is connected witha plunger head 19 moving in guides 20 upon the frame 10 and carrying a compressing plunger 21 which is adapted to force materials to be compressed, into the hopper l3, and the die member 12. The gear 15 is usually driven '7 by means of a pinion 22, meshing therewith and carried by a transverse power shaft 23, which is JOUIDZLlGCl 1n suitable bearings upon the frame 10. A pulley 24 is mounted upon the shaft 23 and may be connected by belting 25with anysuitable source of power not illustrated. The said pulley 24 preferably runs freely upon the shaft 23 and may be connected therewith when the machine is I to be operated, by the manipulationof a clutch, usually of the type illustrated in .F 1, of the drawings. Such clutch usually comprisesa friction disk 26 adapted to bear upon one side'of the pulley 24. The said disk and an adjacent collar 27 are splined to the shaft 23and operating levers 23 are carried by said collar and bear against the said disk-26. The outer ends of thelevers 28 bear upon said. disk through adjustable screws 29, while the inner ends engage and are adapted to be separated by, a cone. sleeve 30 loosely :mountedupon the shaft 23. A hand lever 31' pivoted upon the frame and having a yoke portion 32, engaging studs 33 carried by the said.collar.30, is provided for operating said cone. It will be readily understood that when the lever 31 is forced inwardly to force the cone 30 between the levers 28, the friction clutch 26 will be 'broughttightly against the pulley 24, whereby the said disk will beturned with the pulley and the movement thereof be imparted to the shaft 23.

The platform 11 is formed with an opening thereinfor receiving the die member 12. Said die member is usually formed of two approximately semi-cylindrical sections 34 i and 35, the'upper ends of which are formed with. overhanging flanges 36, and 37, which rest upon the upper surface of the platform 11. ,The dissection 34is usually immovably held in position being secured to the I platform 11 by one or more bolts 38. The

other. section 35is so made as to rock slightly upon the edge 39, formed upon the platform 11. Such rocking action is valuable when thematerials compressed become too tightly wedged within the die and a. slight separation ofthe. die sections caused by the rocking of thesection 35 will relieve the extreme tightness of .the materials and permitthem to be pushed on through the die. The lower ends of the die sections are generally sup-' ported also, the section 34 resting against an abutmentfbolt 40 carrying abutment nuts 41, said bolt'being 'fixed upon the frame of the machine. The lowerend of theother die section 35, preferably rests against an adjust-able abutmentbolt 42 andvthe outer end The upper formed in the edges" of said die section flanges. t-ions together at the top but permits of the rocking of the-section 35 in expanding or contracting the die. I

This connection holds the die sec- The die sections are usually formed with lining sections 46 and 47 the inner surfaces of which form an approximately cylindrical passage large enough'to receive the plunger 21. The hopper 13 is mounted upon the upper ends of the the sections 34 and 35 and the lower contracted end thereofis made to just fit over the opening in the die lining sections 46 and 47.

The loose materials are continuously forced into the die at each reciprocation of the plunger 21 and are pushed downwardly th r'ough said"clieforf ing a continumis' sticl -''ofcompressed materials. These materials forming the s'tick being'usually sawdust,

inf'the compressed stick as otherwise-the beneath the said binding means when placed "in a fire thus permittingtoorapid disinte- "gration' of. the stick to form agoo'd fuel. This difficulty is obviated by the use of knife pieces48 and 49 mounted oppositefeach other *in "slots formed upon the inners-urfaces of Y'the lining sect-ions 46 and47. ljAs-the material is forced throughthe dieftheknife pieces will form deep kerfs in the opposite sides-of the compressed stick'as indicated at 50jin Fig. 18 of-the drawing.

' Binding wiresenter the die I from spools throu'gh 'open'i'ngsf5l "formed in the walls of the die sections )and: wire guiding pieces '52i mounted- 1n the die section ad acent to isaiaepeni gs 51,:and 3 having grooves "53fat their inner ends,'gu1de and lay the wlr'es 1nthe grooves or 'kerfs 5 0. Asthe stick of material: descends in the dieit is thus forced between-thewires which can be twisted at the'ends of the stick for holding them 7 The "fixed die sectiony 34 1:121 'j'oumaiea ith'e'reona wheel'54, theper'iphery of which isprovided with sharp serrations adapted to v engage; the composite stick of materials passing through the die, said wheel being thus turned and:utilized as hereinafter described forcau'sing the furtheroperations 'uponrthe-sai'dystick when lthas attaln'eda given lengthQ The adjacent meeting edges "of' the die -sections are slightly cutaway acco1ninoclate the said serr t il'wl ieel 54 Below; the: diefmechahism I Inechanisnr is located for receivingthe stick of compressed materials, the mechanism eing adapted for breaking off said stick in suitable lengths, twisting and securing thebinding wires about the'saine'and for cutting offthe said binding wires after they havebe'en twisted.

Itlis" an important featuitebf this invention that the breaking of thestickand the separation of thesections thereof, is accomplished 'q'uiclrl'y' so that the 'wire' cuttingiknife or mechanism may be thrust quickly between the sectionsfor clipping" the twisted wires. iThef mechanism for accomplishing these purposes forms a novel portion ,of this 'in- 'vention.

The 7 stick: breaking r and twisting mechani i c mp i g ter ey r l l 5'geng ing and'beingrevolubly supported by a bearing' 'coll r "56. 1 The sail collar 56% 'hasilatera'lly 'projectingtrunnions 57", the outer ends of Which engage bearings formed in guide rods 58.- The lower ends of said guide rods reciprocate in 'guide bearings 59 in a lower platform 62, while the upper ends of said guide rods 58 engage bear1ngs60 in the up- 'per ends of brackets 61 which are mounted "-upon said platform '62. Said lower platform is supported below the platform ll and about halfway'betwee'n the same and' th'e base of the machine. Between the rods '58 -a'nd the cylinder 55, antifriction rollers '63 are loosely mounted on the trunnions 57 and the'bifur'cated ends 64 of a yoke 65, engage'said rollers and operate to raise and lower thecylinder 55." T hesidebars of said yoke lever 65 are pivotally mo'untedon platform 62. The said yoke 65 is provided with anoperatlng projection portion 67 havng a socket 68 in'the end thereof; adapted to extend into the parts'of, and fit up'on fulcrum brackets 66 which rise fromthesaid and receive'a yoke operating stud or projec- 'tion' 69 which-is carriecl by a reciprocatingf member or rod 70, The said stu'd'69' 'is *usu'ally provided with an antifriction roller '71 as clearly shown in Fig. '1l.= Theproj'ec- 'tion 67 of the yoke is provided with a' heel "portion 72 which is struck'by the roller 71 tof fcause the'lifting and supporting of the cylinder 55 by said yoke 65. The said pro-. j'ectron 67 is also provided with an elongated guidingtoe portion 73,' which insures" the proper leading of the roller 71 to the socket 68 when it approaches the outer end of the yoke to depress the same for twisting the "cylinder 55. The movement of thestud 69 with the reciprocating member'or rod 70 "will be hereinafter more fully described.

The lower end ofthe cylinder 55 is prowided with a reduced cylindrical extension 74, the lower end'offwhich engagesa guide bearing 'T5formed in the end of a bracket 76 carried by the base of the machine; The upper larger portion of the cylinder 55 has mounted within it semicylindrical' sections 77- provided With supporting flanges 78 at was -i1 to their upper edges. The said sections 37 do not quite fillthe interior of the cylinder 55 and may thus be slightly-spread" when the-stick of compressed materials "is' 'forced throughthem'. (l-springs 7 9 areymou'nted in annular recesses So -formed in the" upper end of the cylinder 55, and have 'theirjfree ends bearing upon the said sections '77; "so

a'sto tend to force them toward eaohi'other with a yielding pressure, as'will be'clearly understood byf reference to *Fi'gsL'lQf and 16 ofthe drawings; The sections"Wareprecylinder 55 by means of lug' 'screws 81 ear r ied by the cylinder55 and projecting-at their "inner ends into apertures 82 the walls 'of-the sections 77." Y i for ed vented-from turning with respect to 1 Loosely mounted upon the lower reduced cylindrical portion 74 of the twisting cylinder is an actuating sleeve 83, the said sleeve being limited against upward movement by the shoulder 8% formed at the lower end of the larger portion of said cylinder.

recess 86 therein for accommodating a ratchet member 87 which is rigidly secured to the cylinder. Said sleeve is also provided with outwardly projecting portions 88 opposite said ratchet 87, in which are mounted pawls 89 which engage the teeth of said ratchet 87. Springs 90 bear upon said pawls for pressing them continuously against the said ratchet. The structure is thus such that when the sleeve 83 is turned in one direction the pawls will catch upon the teeth upon the ratchet 87 and turn the same together with the cylinder 55. When the sleeve is reversed and turned in the opposite direction the pawls will merely slip over the teeth and not turn the said cylinder. In this way the cylinder only turns in a direction proper for twisting'the severed portion or the stick of compressed materials, after each breaking ofi' of a stick section by the lowering of the cylinder. The bearing portion 75 of the bracket 76 is arranged so that it will not interfere with the movement of the cylinder 55 downwardly to the extent it is carried by the action of the yoke member 65, the downward movement of the inner end there of being limited by the platform 62. The sleeve 83 is rotated first in one direction and then the other by a. suitable cable mechanism operated by the movement of the reciprocating rod 7 0 and the operation of the said rod will now be described first.

The rod is preferably a rectangular bar, generally square in cross section, the upper end thereof engaging a guide bearing at 91 projecting from the upper part of the frame 10, while the lower portion of said rod passes through guide bearings 92 and 93 ,upon the platform 62 .and the base of the frame vl0 respectively The said rod is reciprocated at suitable intervals by means of a cross head 94 which slides in a vertical 'guideway 95 mounted upon the upper part :of the machine frame 10. The said cross head 94 is pivotally connected with a pitman 96 and the said pitman has a bearing upon a wrist pin 97 upon a gear wheel 98. The said gear wheel 98 is carried by a short shaft 99 which is journaled in a bearing 100 at the upper portion of the frame 10. The gear 98 meshes with the gear teeth upon the periphery of the disk 16 whereby it receives its power for driving the cross head 94. Projecting from the cross head 91 is an annular'arm 101 which extends around two sides of the rod 70 as clearlyshown in Flgs. 3, 4: and 9. At a proper point upon the rods 70 is secured an abutment block ment of a trip piece 103 which normally 'oocupies space in a depression 104 upon one side of the rod 70. The said trip pieceis pivotally connected with the rod 70 by means of links 105 and is normally locked by a latchmember 106 which is pivotally mounted on the oppositeside of the rod 70 from the trip piece 103. As indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4 the said latch piece or member 106 is approximately s shaped, its

upper end curving outwardly so as to en-;

gage an aperture 107 in an arm 108 which extends laterally from one edge of said trip piece 103 across the rod 70. Whenlocked by the said latch member 106 the trip piece 103 will be held in the said recess 10%, so that the arm 101 may move back and forth over the same, without liftingthe rod 70. A spring 109 connecting the free end of the arm 108 with the rod 70 normally tends to throw the trip piece 103 outwardlyand into the path of the said arm 101,so that the said arm will engage the lower end of said trip piece and lift the rod'70. The lower end of the latch member 106 is curved in the opposite direction from the upper end and is engaged by a spring 110, so thatthe said latch piece will remain in looking engagement with the arm 108, until it is positively moved-against the action of thespring 110. The said latch piece is not thus moved however until the stick of compressed materials has attained a proper length and at e that time it is positively moved by the action of a trip rod 111, which is pivotally connected at its lower end to a trip lever 112, pivotally mounted at 113 upon the under side of the platform 11. One end of the trip lever 112 is curved as at 114, and is adapted to'be struck by studs 115 projecting from one side of the serrated wheel 54. The said studs 115 will operate the trip lever 112 at suitable intervalsto draw the trip rod 111 downwardly and bring a cam block 116 carried thereby, into contact with the lower end of the latch member 106. The cam block is pivoted to the trip rod 111 at 117 and is normally held against a limiting pin 118 by a spring 119. When the trip rod 111 is lowered a cam 'face 120 will move the lower end of the latch member 106, sothat the upper end will release" the trip' piece -lQir'ilndf permit the spring 109 to zthrow itfo'ut wardly. The rod 70 will then'rbekrcarried upwardly by the nextupward movementof iugflby means of a spring pressed bolt .1122

mounted adjacent tothe bearing-91; :as will be clearly understood, by reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings. ;The triprod'lll is. not-.1:

qmallypulled upwardly by means of-a spring 123, which connects the said rodtwithathe :trame 10., a

The said rod 126 carries a group of pullysl'28, :A cabl, rope or otlierflxibledevice as 129 i wound around thepulleys of the group 128 and the pulleys of another groupv130,one end of the cable being connected-by means Of an eye leys 137 and 138 on the frame Of%the machine;

to the'lower portion of they sleeve 63, upon which itis wound and fast e ned. It will thus be evident thatwhen therodTQ is elevated the cable ,129 will be pulled upon through the agency of Ithe'groupj of-ipulleys 128 and 130 so as to rotatethe sleev 'eSB and 1 through the agency of the ratchet 87, turn the sleeve 83 and cause the winclingof the cable; 129 about the upper. portion of the sleeve SB again. A proper-tensionis-malngtained upon the cable 129 by mounting the group of pulleys 13() in a;yoke carried'by a 'spring controlled rod-139 which. passes h h a bearing ecur 1 0 t e l tform;

62 and has-a spring 140 interposed between said bearing and a nut 141 secured to the itlbtsa d ;T I roup P111161? 36s similarly-m un d p n.- a spri tuating rod 142 mounted on the upper par t of the frame-10 a spring 143 normally mogi s aeid-lrstliupuesdl elp; "el gese also carries means for act-z. tuatingthe cables whichrotate the sleeve 83; :lSaidmeans comprises across head .124, have ing arms and 126,eXtending in'lopposite' directions from the said rodi v The-farm.1 25xv carries a group of pulleys 127 while thenal'mt 1 inwardly thesaid blades will be broughtrto-i the twisting cylinder 55. When the rod 7.0; is lowered again thecable 1 3-'L- Wll lj reverse the cablesjis alsothustaken up by the spring controlled mounting of the saidbgroupsqof. pulleys =130'and 186. Since-the cable 13 only performs the light work.ofgrevers'ing,' 'theisle'eve 83- and-rewindingthe othercable ;70 129 thereon, it need not'be ,madeas heavy; and striongasthe'saictcable 129. Tl1e'cilb1Q2'1 129 should 'befof ample strength to rotate the cylinder "55 in its bearings and twist thc, wires-between the; separated portions of "the is obtained by the use ofvw'ood or fiber 91'] otherfpulleys, Qf -'1naterial.,softeriathan, the; cables instead of metalliepvulleys connec tion :witli-thecables 129 and 134:,especiall3e5s0; when wire, ables are used, for such pu;lleys; do-not wear the cab es and there isno slip; pi s fthe ab omthe pu leys- ;After the cylinder, 55 l1asheen lowered; and the, Wires twisted; together I between the Separated Pa t ither Cl 'bf fiQ lll i dw materials, the twisted portion of; t-heqwire s issevered by a suitable, cu,tti-ng.mechanism; about'midway of the twisted portionfiof the,v wires. For accomplishing theci tting oftlie wires, cutting blades 139 are piyoted at, to a; slide 149 which, is nountcd .in-bearing i 1 1-1; ona standard The pivoted blades;- are thus movably heldwith respect toeach other to form shears which may he -thrust 95 between the -broken stick sections-for clip-ffping the twisted ires as clearly showrrinm Fig.17, T he outer'ends of the shear bladesl have regular slotted eXtensionsHGythe slots; of which engage pins; 148.,upon thefsaidgg standard 7145. The structure is such that when the slide 149 is pulledfoutwardly the bladeswill be opened as clearly showri in F ig. 10; and when the,slide,1l9 lS ll 11I1Sl;.

gether so as to snipthe wires as showni '1 i "u f I i (5 In order. to reciprocate the slide 149, and,

also liO fiiCCOl'llPllSll the reciprocatiorl 110 proper. timed relationto the} mouemeiitsio f the sticlr'operatin g and twisting mechan shi an operating rcdor bar150 is sec'uredto the outer end ofthejslide '149, and ism-evicted with an, a-ntifriction roll er1'151 arranged." engage a cam path 152, .,for med1 1pon thejfacel ofi 1 the cam 1 plate which is rigidly s 'e,V-;j cured to'the reciprocating rod 70.v Theoute 'r j end of the rod 150 isguided" and braced by a bearing-in the end of a bracket 15,1 wh c projects from the s ept the machine llO The loweri'end of "the cam path,152 is curved;

inwardly in such a manner that when the rod- 70 has been elevated s'uliicien'tly; to,

lower the cylinder 55 ,'tl 1rough' the/agency of the yokemember 65,- theroller 15 1 l-l" traveli iniwardly. and cause the sheariblads toe snip the wires; ,ai oid any poss oft-hecfitchina f rolie'rlawns 15a endpf .thecai'u. antm ntifricti'oi 11 75 composite stick, The best result-inpractice;

twister and die.

engage said roller 151 when at the-inner eX- A tremity of its movement. The said roller 155' insures a smooth reentry of the roller 151 into the lower end of the cam path 152 as the rod 7 0" descends. The cutting device will thus only be operated when the rod 70 is raised and lowered for the separation of thestick of material and the twisting of the wires. a

readily understood from the above description that a general reference to the operation in a connected form will probably be suflicient at this point. The machine is set in' operation by the throwing of the clutch disk 26. The plunger 21 will be caused to reciprocatecontinuously by the rotation of the crank disk 16 and the particles to be compressed such as sawdust, shavings, chips and the like that are fed into the hopper 13 I will be continuously compressed to lengthen the stick being formed in the die. Thematerials thus compressed will be forced between the wires 51 which havebeen twisted together at the bottom and as the stick passes the serrated wheel 54 it will be turned thereby. When a stick of suliicient length has been produced, the said wheel 54: will trip the lever 112 causing the unlatchingagain, the roller 71, which has left the socket 68, will descend and come into engagement with" the heel portion 72, depressing the outer end of the yoke 65, and causing the inner end thereof to raise the twisting member to its position adjacent to the die for receiving the end of the stick of compressed materials as it is lengthened and forced downwardly. The socket 68 is deep enough to allow for the rocking of the yoke without binding upon or forcing the roller 71 and its stud 69 outwardly. The cutting mechanism willhave been withdrawn from between the The operation of all the parts i thus entirely automatic when the machine is running. The completed sticks 'with the wires twlstedat their ends, will force each other out of the lower end of the twistingv member in succession;

While the machine has been. shown with only one compressing'plunger and cooperating parts, it will be evident that the parts 'may beduplicated upon the other side of themachineframe and run from the same ,7

start 14", for doubling or further increasing The operation ofthe machine will be so the capacity of the'machine withoutdeparting in the least from the spirit and scope'of through the die and twister to perform, and I that the pitman 96 and the cross head 94 by actuating the rod 90 accomplishesallthe work of breaking the stick, twisting the wires and cutting the same. The strain of operation is thus muchmore evenly dis tributed through the parts of the machine than in former mechanisms of this type and the machine itself is more simple and less likely to get out of order than wood compressing machines of this kind that have been heretofore used. It will beevident of course that the minor details of construction, of the parts of the machine may be considerably varied within the scope of the invention. 1 I

What is claimed is:

1. A machine of the class described comprising a'material compressing element, a crank mechanism for operating the same, and a twisting and binding element and crank cooperating with said first mentioned crank mechanism for actuating the said twisting and binding element.

2. A machine of the class described comprising a compressing member, a twisting ing member, mechanism for rotating the twisting member, and an auxiliary crank member for operating said mechanism for rotating the said twisting. member.

4. A machine of the class described comprising a compressing member, a member for shaping the material operated upon by the compressing member, a material separating and twisting member, a lever for operating the latter and a reciprocating member adapted to come intocontact'withsaid lever for operating it in cooperation with the compressing member, the said lever engaging at one end the twisting member,- and at the other end the said reciprocatingmember. I r

5. A mechanism of the class described comprising" a reciprocating compressingcomprising a compressingelement, a mate rialseparatmgmember, a rockmg yoke" enember, a m al s p m mbe material' separating and twisting member, a rocking yoke, causing a; quick separating of the material and: meansadaptedtocontact with said yoke for rocking it.

6.,A mechanism of the class described comprising a compressing member, a d e;

member, a twisting member,adapted to form a continuation of the die andhavingare- -c1procat1ng movement toward and away from the same, a lever for rec procating said twisting member and means striking said lever for operating it'in conjunction,

with the action ofthe compressing mem- :ber, the said lever extending from s aid twisting member, into the path of said striking means. i

' 7.'A mechanism of the class describc zd comprising a material compressing element,

: ;a material breaking element, a yoke member for operating said; breaking member anda reciprocating member coming into engagementwithsaid yoke member, for actuating it. I I

8-. A -mechan1sm of the class described gaging said separating member at one end,

areciprocating member adapted to come into engagement with said yoke at its other end for rocking it and means-for reciprocating said yoke operating member.

,9. A mechanism of the class comprising 'a compressing element, a crank member therefor. a material separating. ele-, ment, a I'OCkll'lQ member controlling the movement; of said separating member, a rod adapted to come in contact with said rock-g ing member .forrocking itand an auxiliary crank mechanism for actuating'said compressing element and said rod. 3

10.1A 'IIliLtQI'lZll compressmg machme com:

prising a compressing plunger, a shaping die, 'a'. material separating member, a rock- .1 ingimember for moving said separating 1 memberand. having :a socket in one, end thereof 'projectingzinto the'parts .of "an ac-I tuating .'member,'ian,actuating. member. for

saidrockingmember having a projection adapted to engage the socket thereof, and

meansfor moving said actuating member.

"11. A"material compressing machine having a compressing"element, a yoke, member fulcrumed in the machine and having bifur- ,ifcated end portions, the material separating member having 11111111110118 forymovably engaging said bifurcated end portions,said;

yoke member? having a i. socketed. operating projection, a reciprocatmg rodhavmg a stud arranged to come into'engagement with" saidsocketed pro ect1on to rock the yoke' member, and. means forjreclprocating sald rod:

12. :A material compressing machine hav-" ingi a compressmgeelementgsa'imaterial sepdescribed aratingand twisting member,=-fiexib1e means for turnmg said twistingmember andmea'ns,

; for-pullingon said flexible means to "cause the operation of saidtwlstmg member.

13. A material compressing machinehav-JQ. ing a; compressing member, a materialtwisti ing member, cables for operating the twist; ing member, and means for actuating said; cables, bf

.14. A material compressing machine hav- 75,; ing a compressing member, a material twist ing member, cables wound aboutsaidtwistingmeniber, and means for pullingjupon said cables successively {on turning the;

twisting member first in; one direction a11d-.-'80

thenthe other.

.15, a A material compressi-n 'machine hav w ing a compressing member, a material: 18919 arating. and twisting member, a member for rotating the same,'cables wound on said latter member and meansior plllllllg ;0Il -i}l16} f said cables successively for actuating they rotating member and causing the movement of the twisting member. h 1 16". A material compressing machinel'iav-eo inga compressing element, a material sep -v arating and twisting member, an, actuating, sleeve movably mounted thereon, a ratchet} mechanism-interposed between the sam and. thetwisting member, and means for turning the said actuating sleeve firstin one direc tion and then the other whereby the said twisting member will be rotated by the" ratchet mechanism. i l

17. A material compressing machine hav,-- 109;; ing a .compressing'element; a material separating and twisting member having-a ratchet secured thereto, anactuatin'g sleeves" having pawls 'for engaging said ratchetfli whereby the twisting member will beturned''10 5; v only when thesleeve isrotated. in-onezdirec-H tion',f"cables wound upon each end of said sleeve for turning it back and forth,i-andbr; means for pulling upon the said' cables-in t succession forturning said sleeveand operati114),

ingthe.twisting member. L

18. A material compressingmachinehaV ing a compressing element, a twistin member, cables for operating the same and a reciprocating member'for operating said 11 57.

cables. 19. A material compressing; machine have 'ing a compressing element, a material sep-jg pulley moving mechanism.

21. A material compressing machine having a compressing element, a material receiving and twisting member, an actuating sleeve therefor, cables wound upon said sleeve for turning it back and forth, a cross head for pulling upon said cables successively, groups of pulleys upon which the cables are wound and tension means for pulling upon some of said pulleys to keep the cables taut.

22. A material compressing machine having a compressing element, a material receiving and twisting'member, an actuating sleeve therefor, cables engaging said sleeve for turning it back and forth, a reciprocating 'bar mounted in the machine and having across head thereon, cable engaging pulleys carried by said cross head for pulling upon the cables as the bar is reciprocated, anchorage pulleys yieldingly fastened to the frame of the machine above and below the said cross head, the cables being wound about all of said pulleys and means for reciprocating the said bar whereby the pulleys upon the cross head will pull upon first one cable and then the other for turning the said sleeve back and forth, the yielding fastenings of the anchorage pulleys operating to take up any slack in the cables.

23. A-Inachine of the class described having a compressing plunger, a crank mechanism for operating the same, a die for shaping the materials compressed, means for applying binding wires to the sticks of compressed material a twisting member for receiving the material with the wires applied thereto, means for separating the twister and die, mechanism for turning the twister to twist the wires between the separated sections of the compressed material, a cutting mechanism adapted to be thrust between said separated parts for cutting the wires and flexible connections extending to the twisting device for turning the same and a crank mechanism, cooperating with the crank mechanism of the plunger for operating the twisting device. 1

24. A machine of the class described comprising a compressing plunger, a shaping die having means for applying wires about the materials compress-ed, a twisting member for receiving and twisting the separated material and wires for binding the wires tightly in place, clipping shears for cutting said wires, cables for turning said twisting member and a plunger rod adapted to operate said cables and also said clipping shears "for-cutting the twisted portions of the wires. 25. 'A machine of the class described hav-' ing a compressing plunger, a shaping die for receiving the compressed materials, said die h'avin means for embeddin bindin wires within the material, a material receiving and wire twisting member, cables for turning the said shears and means for moving said bar.

26. A material compressing machinehaving a compressing plunger and a shaping die, means for directing binding wires about the compressed materials, amaterial receiving and wire twisting member having an actuating ratchet mechanism thereoincables for actuating said ratchet mechanism, a yoke lever for raising and lowering the said twisting member, a cutting device adapted to cut the twisted wires between sticks of materials, a cam for moving said cutting device, a reciprocating bar carrying said cam and having means for moving said yoke lever, means carried by said rod for engaging and operating said cable, a reciprocating cross head, a crank mechanism for moving said crosshead, means for connecting said rod with said cross head, and a tripping mechanism for bringing said means into action, when a suflicient amount of material has been compressed. V

27. A material compressing machine having a compressing member, a shaping die, carrying means for applying binding wires to the stick of compressed material, a material receiving and wire twisting member, a device for cutting the said wires compris-' ing a plurality of pivoted blades, said blades having angularly arranged slotted operating arms, fixed means upon the machine for engaging the slots of both said arms, a reciprocating slide carrying the said blades and means for reciprocating said slide whereby the blades will be brought together with a scissors like action for cutting the twisted wires.

28. A material compressing machine having a reciprocating plunger, a die for receiving material compressed thereby and ap plying binding means thereto, a material receiving and wire twisting member, a bearing member movably supporting said twist.- ing member and having supporting trunnions projecting therefrom, guiding members carried by said trunnions, a single rocking member having spreading portions adapted to engage said trunnionsfor-raising and lowering the twisting member, and means striking said rocking member for rocking it. 7

29. A machine of the class described having a reciprocating compressing plunger, a crank mechanism for actuating the same, a

.material shaping die carrying means for ap same in conjunction with the movement of the plunger actuating crank mechanism, a rod adapted to be operated by said cross head, a trip mechanism for bringing the rod into operative connection with said cross head, a yoke operated by said rod. and adapt ed to raise and lower the twisting member, cables operated by said rod for turning the twisting member o twist the wires about separated portions of the compressed materials, and a cam also operated by the said rod for operating the said wire cutting device at the proper time for cutting the twisted wires between the said separated portions of the compressed materials. v

80. A machine of the class described having a compressing plunger, a crank mechanism for actuating the same, a reciprocating cross head, a crank mechanism for operating the same, gearing interposed between the said crank mechanisms for imparting movement from one to the other, a die, a

material separating and twisting member," means for twisting wires about the material compressed, a wire cutting device, and a reciprocating rod adapted to raise and lower the twisting member and a flexible member wound on the twisting member and moved by said reciprocating rod for turning the same for twisting the wires, said rod also operating the wire cutting device, a trip mechanism for connecting the cross head with said rod and a mechanismoperated by the compressed materials for causing the operation of the said trip mechanism, whena predetermined amount of materials have been compressed.

31. A material compressing machine having a compressing element, a twisting member, cables connected therewith for turning it, pulleys of softer material than said cables for engaging them, a member for moving the pulleys back and forth to pull upon and wind up the said cables successively andmeans for actuating said pulley moving mechanism.

IRA FOREMAN.

Witnesses: CHARLES C. MONTGOMERY, MARIE FREWERT.

copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the commissioner of Patents;

Washington, D. G." 

